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Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems Faculty
Our faculty are a unique blend of researchers, educators and professionals who are proven experts in their fields.
Jason Bond, Professor
Crop, Soil and Environmental Management
You can learn additional information about Dr. Bond's research, teaching and service:
- "Make Plans Now to Fight Soybean Pests" [SIUC Press Release, 03/04/2003]
- "Joint Research Effort Tackles Soybean Diseases" [SIUC Press Release, 05/13/2003]
- "Scientists Join Forces to Manage Soybean Diseases" [SIUC Press Release, 12/09/2003]
- "Some Commercial Soybean Varieties Lack Disease Resistance" [SIUC Press Release 07/20/2004]
- "Three Diseases Cropping Up in Soybean Fields" [SIUC Press Release 08/23/2004]
- "Yield Loss from Soybean SDS Could Reach $100 Million" [SIUC Press Release 09/09/2004]
- "Researchers Gaining Ground on Soybean Diseases" [SIUC Press Release 12/07/2004]
- "Drought Minimized Impact of Soybean SDS" [SIUC Press Release 11/01/2005]
- "Scientists on Guard for Signs of Asian Rust" [SIUC Press Release 06/13/2006]
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Office: Public Policy Institute, Room 120
Phone: 618-453-4309
jbond@siu.edu
Ruplal Choudhary, Professor
Agricultural Systems and Education
Dr. Choudhary is a Food and Bioprocess Engineer with over 20 years of academic and industrial experience in design and development of food processing equipment and operations. Before moving to SIU, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Manitoba, and South Dakota State University.
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Office: Agriculture Building, Room 158-C
Phone: 618-453-6985
choudhry@siu.edu
Ahmad Fakhoury, Professor
Crop, Soil and Environmental Management
Special Interests:
Plant pathology, fungal genetics, mycotoxins, plant-microbe interactions
Classes:
- CSEM/PSAS 403A (Field Crops Diseases)
- CSEM 300 (Field Crop Production)
- CSEM/PSAS 455 (Biology of Plant Microbe Interactions)
Education:
- Ph.D. Botany and Plant Pathology-Purdue University
- M.Sc. Plant Protection- American University of Beirut
- B.Sc. Agriculture- American University of Beirut
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Office: Public Policy Institute, Room 110
Phone: 618-453-1782
amfakhou@siu.edu
Karla Gage, Associate Professor
Crop, Soil and Environmental Management
Dr. Karla Gage is Assistant Professor of Weed Science and Plant Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she received her Ph.D. in Plant Biology with a focus in Weed Ecology in 2013. She holds a cross-appointment between the College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Soil and Agricultural Systems and the College of Science, Department of Plant Biology. She has experience working with weed management research, planning and control in agricultural, grassland, forest, and aquatic ecosystems.
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Office: Public Policy Institute, Room 108 Howard Heavner, Instructor
Agricultural Systems and Education
Dr. Heavner is from Valmeyer, Illinois. He completed his B.S. at Western Illinois University in Macomb. Howard completed both his Masters and Ph.D. at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He taught high school agriculture at Valmeyer for 33 years.
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Office: Agriculture Building, Room 176-E
Phone: 618-719-1778
hheavner7@siu.edu
Stella Kantartzi, Professor
Crop, Soil and Environmental Management
Dr. Stella K. Kantartzi joined the Department of Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2008 and currently serves as Professor. She published more than 65 refereed manuscripts and six book chapters; edited one book; released five cultivars and seven germplasm lines; and awarded over $7 million in federal and state grants. She serves as an Editor or Associate Editor for high-ranking scientific journals.
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Office: Public Policy Institute, Room 107